Story | 16 May, 2018
Less is more: Climate-smart agricultural techniques maximise income and land productivity
In Badadiya village in Odisha, India, agriculture generates little income – yet many households are forced to rely on it for lack of viable alternatives. Most of the land in the area is being converted to prawn farms, and the damage to the environment and to social equity that comes with prawn…
Story | 14 May, 2018
Koh Rong National Marine Park: A first for Cambodia
On 8 February 2018, the Cambodian government announced the establishment of the Koh Rong National Marine Park (NMP) – a first for the country. The park covers over 52,000ha – an area two thirds the size of Bangkok – along the coast of Preah Sihanouk and Koh Kong, and is critical to safeguarding…
Story | 10 May, 2018
IUU fishing in Cu Lao Cham MPA: how to deal with it?
In April 2017, an IUCN team spent a week on Cu Lao Cham (CLC) in central Vietnam assisting negotiations between the management board and local fishing communities to expand the strictly protected zone of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) from less…
Story | 08 May, 2018
IUCN and MFF stand with Pakistan Navy in massive mangrove restoration campaign
On 3 May, the Pakistan Navy, in collaboration with Mangroves for the Future (MFF) Pakistan, launched the Mangroves Plantation Campaign for 2018 in Shah Bandar, a town in Sindh Province’s Sujawal District.
Story | 23 Apr, 2018
The Sindh Forest Department yet again clinched the 3rd Guinness World Record for planting the maximum number of mangrove saplings during the daylight hours in Keti Bunder, Thatta District, along Sindh coast, on April 19, 2018. The total number of saplings planted…
Story | 20 Apr, 2018
The 'ground rules' for successful restoration: Mangrove sediments
Once thriving, mangroves contribute to building the soil they grow on. Loose sediments are swept into mangroves with the tides and river currents, where they are trapped and supplemented with organic matter to form stable soils – a vital foundation.
Story | 18 Apr, 2018
Under the umbrella of the Save Our Mangroves Now! (SOMN!) initiative, IUCN and WWF German co-organised a scoping workshop on best practices in mangrove conservation. The workshop brought together participants from government ministries and agencies as well as scientific experts and project…
Blog | 06 Apr, 2018
Blog: The shape of water - reflections from the 8th World Water Forum
By Claire Warmenbol - ‘The Shape of Water’, quite symbolically the title of the movie I watched on route to Brasilia for the 8th World Water Forum, reminded me (much like the Avatar movie) about the mystery, strength and silence of nature…and the need…
Story | 03 Apr, 2018
Latin American and Caribbean countries threatened by rising ocean acidity, experts warn
Latin American and Caribbean countries are at the forefront of the first effects of ocean acidification on people’s lives, according to experts who gathered in Santa Marta, Colombia to address the threat of acidification to the region at an event co-organised by IUCN.
Story | 19 Mar, 2018
Lessons learned from five years of nature conservation and development in South Pacific Islands
CEESP NEWS - by Scherl, L.M and Hahn, R.
This 2018 publication presents condensed “Lessons Learned” from five years implementation of a project across four countries in the South Pacific Island Region (Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Nuie) aimed at strengthening biodiversity conservation and…